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There is no good way to carry dry flies! If you slip them into a foam box you will crush the wings, tails and/or hackle. If you put them in a compartment box they will tangle themselves into a horrible mess. I have been simply amazed at the ingenuity of a compartment of flies to tangle themselves into an unravelable snarl. How did that BWO get its hook point through the eye of that royal coachmen then impale itself past it's barb in the body of that march brown? As you can see, I am a compartment man. Even though there are drawbacks, I just can't bring myself to crush my dry flies after spending so much money and time acquiring hooks and materials then attaching the expensive materials to the expensive hooks. Crushed or tangled, you just gotta choose your poison. :)
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Well, there are no hackles to crush if you don't tie hackled flies. I have switched almost exclusively to comparaduns/emergers, cdc duns/emergers and parachutes. The C&D slit foam is perfect because there are hackles to destroy! Makes like easier!
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In "The Movie" ,they put them on their hat band.........
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I've been fairly impressed with the Okuma compartment boxes and they are reasonably priced; however, I've yet to get a full season with them so it's a bit early to test durability on the water. So far, I've no issues with them.